Bulgarian police find 18 people dead in abandoned truck
According to the Bulgarian administration, at least 18 individuals have been found dead inside an abandoned vehicle. Over 40 migrants looked to have been being unlawfully transported by the van. The survivors were transported to a hospital for medical attention.
The truck was found close to the Lokorsko settlement, 20 kilometres (12 miles) northeast of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The enormous number of persons attempting to join the EU from Turkey has long been a problem for Bulgaria.
It is thought to be the most fatal immigrant-related incident to have occurred in Bulgaria.
According to the interior ministry, the van “was unlawfully transporting about 40 migrants concealed under some timber.” “Eleven of them have passed away.”
As per Bulgaria’s health emergency centre, eight of the patients who were taken to the hospital on a medical emergency were in a critical condition.
According to sources, police are looking for the people traffickers who they believe to have drove the vehicle and fled.
Asylum seekers claim they have been stopped, arrested, stripped, and beaten while trying to enter Bulgaria from Turkey. Asylum seekers have accused Bulgaria of torturing persons trying to enter from Turkey.
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